Imphal: In a significant operation, the Indian Army and Manipur Police successfully averted a major threat to life and property by recovering a large cache of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the hill region near Bongjang and Itham villages in Imphal East district.
Acting on specific intelligence, teams from the Indian Army and Manipur Police swiftly launched an extensive search operation, utilizing Army Explosives Detection Dogs.
The joint effort led to the recovery of seven IEDs, with a total weight of approximately 28.5 kg. Expert engineers from the Army safely neutralized the devices.
The recovery of the explosives has averted a potentially catastrophic disaster, saving many lives, according to a press note from the PRO (Defence) of Manipur, Nagaland, and Southern Arunachal Pradesh.
